You said you were very good friends and you seem to have a mutual sexual attraction. He said something stupid "I would never want to date you".
Do you feel used? Even though he put it out there in the beginning telling you it wasn't going anywhere serious. He keeps persuing a physical contact that you don't want to resist. Even though you know you will probably get hurt you fall into the moment
Pm me if you'de rather not post public.
Heidu

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
John Ruskin